Dell, Android, and AT&T have been mentioned in an awful lot of
whispered sentences over the past few months, so today's
Wall Street Journal report on a Round Rock-sourced Android set for Ma Bell isn't exactly a huge surprise. Apparently Dell's making some tweaks to the Chinese-market
Mini 3i in preparation for a 2010 Stateside launch -- obviously the China Mobile-specific
OPhone build would have to go away in favor of full-flavored Android, and we'd bet that WiFi and a nicer camera make their way into the casing as well. That's really all we know for now, but we're sure Dell's soon to hold an 8AM event where some random exec will
pull it out of his pocket for 10 seconds before
putting it away and announcing Inspiron laptops can
now be ordered with giant Affliction
dragon logos painted on them. You just keep doing what you do, Dell.
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Phone Scoop]
posted Oct 7th 2009 5:22PM
Been trying to figure out why at&t would want this piece of junk. Best I can come up with, is so when it flops they can say "android can't compete with the iPhone" and drop the line without people wondering why they are the only ones without an android handset.
Dell's strategy has always fascinated me. Coming from an "underdog" position, pretty late in the game of desktops and laptops, this little Austin dream has gone fully worldwide. I've lived in Houston for 11 yrs and worked as a nurse in various hospitals. I've seen old IBM et al, computers being slowly replaced by Dell systems in ALL the hospitals. I now live in Frankfurt Germany and the new Foreigner's Office located in Frankfurt on Kleyerstrasse boasts all new Dell systems.
I look forward to what little sweet surprises and deals, Dell will give to their fanbase. The future of the android movement truly has become quite interesting in this past week alone. 2010 should be even better.
Keep up the great work Engadget Team!
Ah yes, just what people want with smart phone, a big Dell logo.